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Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, an Uncommon card
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC was one of the major events of the Second Punic War and one of the most celebrated achievements of any military force in ancient warfare.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Ranked #1,216 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hannibal's crossing of the Alps card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The two primary sources for the event are ______ and Livy, who were born c. 20 years and c. 160 years after the event, respectively.
Answer
Polybius. The two primary sources for the event are Polybius and Livy, who were born c. 20 years and c. 160 years after the event, respectively. From the Hannibal's crossing of the Alps article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Germany. History of Germany 97 · Zhuge Liang 92 · Robert Clive 84 · Hannibal's crossing of the Alps 80 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Book of Kells. Book of Kells 380,000 · Dag Hammarskjöld 280,000 · Hannibal's crossing of the Alps 180,000 · Anglo-Spanish War 130,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Hannibal led his Carthaginian army over the Alps and into Italy to take the war directly to the Roman Republic, bypassing Roman and allied land garrisons and Roman naval dominance.
- The two primary sources for the event are Polybius and Livy, who were born c. 20 years and c. 160 years after the event, respectively.
- The Alps were not well-documented at the time, and no archaeological evidence is available, so all modern theories depend on interpreting the three place names used by Polybius and Livy's wider range of tribe and place names, and comparing them with modern geographical knowledge.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hannibal's crossing of the Alps article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
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Text : Wikipedia, Hannibal's crossing of the Alps (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
